Canastota High School - Toot Yearbook (Canastota, NY)

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THE CLASS OF 1943

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THE TOOT 3 Jlcftiattimt UK', tin' (Class nf 1943, prnublu bebirate this, nur yraihnnh, in these members nf mir faculty in bn arc itnfu scrbiitg in the arnieh fnrres nf nur enuutiu. Pvt. Sherry K. Wood

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1943 THE TOOT 1943 Editorial We, in America, have been blessed with one of the greatest privileges that can be had by a nation—that of free education. With it, a nation intelligently governs itself and rises to tremendous heights; without it, a na- tion exposes itself to ignorant tyrants who would sway the masses to a “new order” and institute scoundrels to interpret the “will of the people.” During the present struggle for humanity, America remains almost alone in its normal conduct of the public educational system. To be sure, new fields, arising from a war-mind- ed world, have crept into our schools; but no halt has been called to the actual studies themselves—rather, an increase. In this way we have shown defiance to the totalitarian countries for their methods of education, and have been that much the stronger party in preserving our own democratic ideals in the schools. In this yearbook, we are endeavoring to show by print and plate how the spirit of education still moves boldly on in C. H. S. In our societies, our athletics and our musical groups, we have proved the versatility of our educational system by instituting, with no distraction from our studies, extra cur- ricular activities for the purpose of turning out students with a better character and a more rounded personality. With so much stress being placed on the great contemporary charters of human liber- ty and the four freedoms, it is altogether fit- ting that we, the beneficiaries of such doc- trines, should take time out to acknowledge our rich heritage in the field of American education. We, the Class of 1943, hope to be worthy guardians of this fifth freedom. We look ahead eagerly to the future world, a world which we pray may be rid of ignorance, and raised to undreamed of standards of living thru a better system of understanding among all peoples. —ROBERT GLEASON Board of Education Albert E. Campbell Mrs. May C. Phillips Clifford W. Cramp James A. Grilli Claude B. Ellis Glen F. Bogardus, clerk We, the class of ’43, have finally come to the end of a long path. It has only been thru the farsight and supervision of the Board of Education that we have succeeded in reach- ing our goal. We appreciate the helpful guidance of the members of the Board of Education and we assure them that their efforts shall serve as an inspiration in attaining our goals in the future. —NANCY PANEBIANCO k